Gifts in Kind

Thank You for Supporting Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid

Your generosity makes a real difference in the lives of vulnerable women and children seeking safety and support. We deeply appreciate donations of essential food, toiletries, and other necessities.

We kindly ask that you contact us before dropping off donations by emailing fundraising@bswaid.org

Donations can be delivered to:
Ryland House
44-48 Bristol Street
Birmingham
B5 7AA

Items We Can Accept

We gratefully accept brand-new, unopened, in-date long-life essentials, including:

• Food & Drink: Instant noodles, rice pots, microwave rice, porridge, tea, coffee, long-life milk, sugar, dried pasta, rice, tinned beans, tinned vegetables, tinned meat, tinned fish, cereal, biscuits, crisps, snack bars, squash.
• Toiletries & Hygiene: Shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, deodorant, sanitary towels, toothbrushes, toothpaste, baby wipes, baby toiletries, nappies, packaged underwear.
• Small luxuries for women fleeing domestic abuse: Reed diffusers, essential oils, lip gloss and lip balms, nail varnish, mascara, notebooks, journals and pens, adult relaxation colouring books and colouring pencils.
• Fun children’s activity resources: Craft glue, crayons, coloured markers, art paper and rainy day activity packs.
• Gift donations for national holidays and festivals: For events such as Diwali, Hanukkah, Chinese New Year, Easter, Eid & Christmas (please note this is not an extensive list)

 

If you wish to donate clothing, toys, or other items, please reach out to us first to confirm what we can accept: fundraising@bswaid.org.

As a general guideline, please only donate items that are in good condition—things you would be happy to receive yourself. We rarely provide second-hand clothing directly to families, so for larger clothing donations, we recommend visiting our charity shop in Boldmere.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept furniture donations.

If you wish to donate your services free of charge, please email us on fundraising@bswaid.org to discuss in more detail.

Thank you for your kindness and support.

The Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid Fundraising Team